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Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging 14 Defendants with Drug Conspiracy, Racketeering, and Firearms Charges

… 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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Fourteen Indicted in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Deadly Fentanyl Distributed to Members of the Lummi Nation in Washington

… is that a family drug trafficking organization expanded from Seattle beyond Washington state to locations across the … of the fentanyl crisis and the proliferation of guns from drug trafficking organizations,” said Deputy Chief Eric …
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Notorious Mexican Cartel Leader Convicted for International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… importing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into the United States. Oseguera-Gonzalez was … this case.” According to the evidence presented at trial, from 2012 to 2015, Oseguera-Gonzalez oversaw the manufacture …
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… investigation that identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the greater … led to multiple searches and evidence seizures from residences, vehicles, and hotel rooms. Those charged in …
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Affiliates of notorious white supremacist street gang plead guilty to federal charges

… Gangsters, a violent criminal street gang largely operated from inside Georgia’s prison system. The multi-agency … and the Bloomingdale Police Department, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service.   The case is being …
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Cartel Leader Heads to Prison for Over $2M Drug Seizures

… were concealed in similar manner. The seizures spanned from July 18, 2017, through Sept. 10, 2019. The wholesale … Hiracheta-Cruz, 38, and Armando Animas Hernandez, 33, all from Michoacan and or Nuevo Leon, Mexico, were sentenced …
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Red Ribbon Week Education Reaches Thousands Across the Midwest

… joined the mayor of Fargo, North Dakota and representatives from the Fargo Police Department and Fargo Cass Public … Dakota, welcomed DEA investigators who spoke with students from kindergarten through high school about the importance …
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New York News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Trafficker Planning Airdrop of Cocaine Arrives in New York from Dominican Republic September 28, 2009 Former Senior JFK … NY June 23, 2009 United States Recovers $4.3 Million From Narcotics Money Laundering June 12, 2009 Five Arrested …
July 15, 2021
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Seven Members of Violent Gang Charged with Racketeering and Firearms Offenses

… work of our NYPD officers, federal partners and prosecutors from the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern … to hold these subjects accountable and remove this threat from our neighborhoods.” According to the allegations in the …
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Texas health care fraud and opioid takedown results in charges against 58

… down pills mills and rooting out corruption in health care. From Lufkin to Laredo and Dallas to Del Rio, one of us will … to become bloated by fraud.”   “Every dollar stolen from Medicare through fraud comes out of the pocket of …
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Two investigations in Waco net 16 arrests today on federal firearms and narcotic trafficking charges

… announced the arrests of 16 individuals stemming from two separate investigations into narcotics trafficking … DEA and HSI, resulted in seven (7) arrests today stemming from a single federal grand jury indictment unsealed today …
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Alleged Members Of Grant County Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Arrested On Federal Charges

… tools and resources to keep our smaller communities safe from drug trafficking organizations that think they can go … offenses, and a firearms offense.  Count 1 alleges that from March 2014 through April 2015, all 12 defendants …
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Greenville Man Sentenced To 84 Months In Federal Prison For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… for $26,500 per kilogram. Torres obtained the cocaine from codefendants Miguel Angel Almazan-Loya and Jose Juan … Administration investigated the case with assistance from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department and the City of …
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Operation Sour/Kush Yields Multiple Arrests, Weapons, Narcotics, And Currency

… are notably stronger in odor and the resulting intoxication from a higher concentration of “THC” or Tetrahydrocannabinol … in this 11-month investigation,” said Prosecutor Valdes. “From the onset, this investigation was designed to identify …
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Man Pleads Guilty In New York To Conspiring With Iranian Military Officials To Assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador To The United States

… connection with his guilty plea, Arbabsiar admitted that, from the spring of 2011 to the fall of 2011, he conspired … as necessary to do so.   Arbabsiar traveled to and from the United States, Mexico and Iran and was in telephone …
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Agency Heads Announce Major Criminal Action Against Cartel

… of multi-ton quantities of marijuana and illegal aliens from Mexico into the United States through the San Miguel … weapons in the San Miguel vicinity which were en-route from Phoenix, Arizona to Valencia-Rodriguez in Mexico. The …
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Dominican Republic official extradited to the United States to face narcotics trafficking charges

… warrant based on an indictment and extradition request from the Eastern District of New York. Abreu Navarro was …
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Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized in a laboratory and that act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce analgesic (pain relief) effects. In contrast, natural opioids are naturally occurring substances extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of...
January 25, 2025
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Special Agent Eligibility Quiz

January 22, 2025
… conferences; researching, collecting and analyzing data from a variety of sources relating to investigations; …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Statement Regarding The Release Of Rafael Caro-Quintero

… to release infamous drug trafficker Rafael Caro-Quintero from a Mexican prison.  Caro-Quintero had been serving a 40 …
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DEA Statement On Arrest Of Omar Trevino Morales

… serve as yet another warning that no criminal is immune from arrest and prosecution. Omar Trevino Morales …
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Operation Engage Richmond

March 28, 2025
… Engage Richmond has moved to the DMV Welcome Letter from Washington Division Special Agent in Charge Jarod A. … Central Virginia: 128 people died in the city of Richmond from an overdose in the first half of 2021; 89% from Fentanyl. Additionally, methamphetamine seizures as …
March 28, 2025
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Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession

… Lorenzo and Jorge Luis Ramirez Bibiano, both illegal aliens from Mexico, appeared in federal court earlier today on … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Two California Women Charged with Cocaine Trafficking

… as she arrived at Chicago O’Hare International Airport from Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2026. Ramos provided consent to … the DEA Chicago Field Division, with substantial assistance from the Hamilton/Boone County, Indiana Drug Task Force.  …
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DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… in the Eastern District of New York.  After graduating from the DEA Training Academy in 2004, SAC Smith was … and received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Michigan State University.  Other On On Press Release …
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” DEA Administrator Terrance Cole …
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Rock Hill Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl

… the leader of a drug trafficking organization that spanned from Rock Hill to Columbia. After his arrest in May 2023, … sentence. The defendant also had a prior felony conviction from 2020 for assault with a dangerous weapon, felon in …
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DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Deputy Special Agent in Charge

… in the Eastern District of New York.  After graduating from the DEA Training Academy in 2004, Smith was assigned to … after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Michigan State University.  Other On On Press Release …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

… pills . Ellis was a felon and was therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm. His criminal history includes a … Firearms and Explosives and the DEA, with assistance from the Mishawaka Police Department. The case was …
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Wake County Illegal Alien Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Drug and Gun Convictions

… to arrange a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Santos-Soto. The next day, August 28, Santos-Soto … Santos-Soto is an illegal alien who crossed the border from Mexico to the United States in 2017. He has been living …