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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities

… Last Mile comprised of 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have …
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Lead Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Major Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… gasoline on this raging fire while enabling violent crime from the illicit drug trade,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. … in early 2018 and identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the Augusta …
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40 Charged With Gun, Drug Crimes in Lubbock

… of criminals, their guns, and their drugs were removed from the streets in a matter of hours, and the community is … local law enforcement to remove the worst criminal elements from this community, and we’re not planning to rest until …
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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

… victims of illicit substances   WHEN: Tuesday, November 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST. WHERE: Hope City Community … DEA El Paso Division and the above agencies want to hear from families in West Texas and New Mexico as they share …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to more than 17 Years in Prison for Role in Courthouse Shooting

… narcotics proceeds, robbed drug dealers, stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used them to commit … tampered with witnesses who might testify against them.  From approximately 2017 until August 2020, O.N.E. members …
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Multiple Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation that Dismantled Telephone Drug Hotline in Chicago

… purchases of fentanyl-laced heroin and crack cocaine from the defendants’ drug trafficking operation, according … organization on the West Side of Chicago, with assistance from Tremaine Brent, 32, of Chicago. Drug dealers in …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling Operation

… Gente Nueva de Durango Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) from 2013 until his arrest in early June 2019. The DTO … of marijuana per pack. The DTO transported the marijuana from El Paso to destination cities, such as Oklahoma City. …
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DEA Task Force and Waterbury Police Investigation Results in Drug Charges Against 17 Individuals

… and others.”  “We are very appreciative for the support from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and for our partnership with … The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
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Indictment charges five men for involvement in Bridgeport Courthouse shooting

… five Bridgeport men with multiple offenses stemming from their alleged involvement in an afternoon shooting in … assist in quelling violence in Bridgeport, our work is far from over.  We continue to jointly investigate other violent …
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DEA Announces Launch of Project Safeguard

… are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to … that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our …
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DEA and El Paso County District Attorney Team Up

… Carlos Partida-Lopez were apprehended after fleeing on foot from law enforcement. The .45 was also fully loaded and had … DA Newsome further stated that, “The undercover drug bust from Sunday is a clear example of how the Office of the …
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25-plus Chicago defendants face drug charges for alleged fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin sales

… was led by the Chicago Police Department, with support from agents from numerous federal agencies assigned to the High …
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West Michigan methamphetamine ring dismantled

West Michigan methamphetamine ring dismantled August 30, 2018 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us (313) 234-4000 (571) 362-1498 Brian McNeal (571) 362-1858 DetroitSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 431 Howard Street Detroit , MI …
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Two South Denver pharmacists plead guilty to felony charges of illegally distributing opioids

… Colorado. Callas typically dispensed controlled substances from Crown Point Pharmacy and Eskanos typically dispensed controlled substances from Sky Ridge Pharmacy. Callas pled guilty to illegal …
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DEA testifies at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing

… safe tribal communities and stopping dangerous drugs from entering Indian country. In his five minute testimony, … Stenehjem led the panel discussion while representatives from the Three Affiliated, Sisseton Wahpeton, Turtle …
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Former Union General Hospital CEO, ER Director, And Blairsville Physician Indicted For Illegally Prescribing And Obtaining Prescription Pain Pills

… the indictment, and other information presented in court: From 2011 to 2015 John Michael “Mike” Gowder was the Chief … Gowder unlawfully obtained these controlled substances from patients that he treated at the hospital. He also …
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Jury Convicts Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization Leadership On All Federal Charges Racketeering Charges Related To Multiple Murders, Attempted Murders, Assaults, Extortion And Drugs

… to removing violent criminals and drugs traffickers from our communities.” “The verdict rendered today is the … commitment to prevent gang violence and criminal activity from poisoning our communities. It also sends a clear …
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Three Carlsbad Residents Indicted On Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charges

… the Drug Enforcement (DEA).  According to the indictment, from March 2011 through June 2012, the defendants conspired … 4,779 packages of “spice” with 38 different names from “Looking Glass” on June 28, 2012, when they executed a …
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Six Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… - (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 Arrests stem from two federal grand jury indictments EL PASO, TX - Drug … led by agents with the DEA, was conducted with assistance from the El Paso Police Department, El Paso County Sheriff's …
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Fourteen Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Indicted On Federal Racketeering Charges In Mississippi

… organizations that plague our communities, whether it is from a prison cell or in the free world.  Because drug … and drug traffickers,” said Brown.  “These charges resulted from an unprecedented collaboration of federal, state, and …
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Six Camden Residents Indicted On Charges That They Conspired To Distribute Large Quantities Of Heroin And Operate A Heroin Mill

… allegedly was a supplier for Lopez who obtained heroin from a heroin mill that Jose Fortuna and Vallar allegedly … heroin for the second transaction was allegedly obtained from Wilson Fortuna immediately prior to the sale.  Ramos …
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Alleged Leader Of Grape Street Crips Street Gang Charged In Connection With Four Murders, Three Attempted Murders As Part Of Decades-Long Racketeering Conspiracy

… of racketeering, Hamlet faces terms of imprisonment ranging from three to 20 years.   U.S. Attorney Fishman credited … thanked officers assigned to the Safe Streets Task Force from the Orange and East Orange police departments and the …
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Ten Overtown Defendants Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

… (571) 362-2942 Miami.Training@dea.gov Indictment stems from USAO’s Overtown Violence Reduction Partnership MIAMI - … Overtown neighborhood. This indictment effectively removed from Overtown’s streets ten violent and notorious drug …
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DEA And Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce Charges Against Senior South American Counterterrorism Figure For Attempting To Support Hezbollah

… ten kilograms of cocaine on a commercial flight departing from Suriname. Bouterse personally verified the arrangements … to assist with their applications for visas to travel from South America into the United States. In addition, in …
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Panhandle Residents Arrested In Law Enforcement Operation

… partners, this unified operation has removed these suspects from our communities.” The investigation involved undercover … for the conspiracy and substantive drug counts range from 40 years to life in federal prison and millions of …
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Reno Doctor And Eight Others Charged In Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution Case

… dependent on prescription opioids in 2014.  Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription opioids and heroin, … any year on record, and over one-half of those deaths were from prescription opioids.  For information on opioid …
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Reno Doctor Robert Rand And Eight Others Indicted On Federal Prescription Drug Distribution Charges

… dependent on prescription opioids in 2014. Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription opioids and heroin, … any year on record, and over one-half of those deaths were from prescription opioids.  For information on opioid …
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Lead Defendant In Case Targeting Synthetic Drugs Pleads Guilty To Smuggling, Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

… rounds of ammunition, all of which Libbert was prohibited from possessing as a result of three prior felony … to the case, including more than $700,000 in profits from the sale of Libbert’s former San Juan Capistrano home. …
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Operation “Chronic Problem" Results In Federal Charges Against Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Operators

… dispensaries also typically acquire the marijuana they sell from third-party vendors, and there is no state law in … Nevada that allows for the production and sale of marijuana from third-party vendors to dispensaries. The dispensaries …