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Longtime Gang Member Sentenced For Drug Conspiracy

… a permit during an incident where he fired several rounds from a firearm in H-Block territory. He also has a 2024 …
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Gastonia Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

… sold. Moore admitted to stealing the pills that he sold from the pharmacy’s stock supply. During the investigation, …
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Fentanyl Trafficker Receives 19-year Federal Prison Sentence in Death of Riverside County Teen

… is a reminder that we will not tolerate those who profit from death and addiction.”   Assistant United States …
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Atlanta Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl and Heroin

… with Myrtle Beach Police Department purchased narcotics from Stepp. On each occasion, Stepp claimed to sell the …
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High-ranking MS-13 Lieutenant pleads guilty to murder

… and prosecuted in order to keep our communities safe from gang violence.” “Today, defendant Victor Lopez, a …
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Hampton County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Fentanyl

… those significantly, removing dangerous fentanyl and meth from our streets.” United States District Judge Bruce H. …
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Archive Press Releases

January 22, 2025
… 2013 , 2014 , 2015 The archive stories for 2010 - 2002 are from the retired web site for DEA.gov.  NOTE: navigation …
January 22, 2025
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Fifteen Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of Over 175 Years

… for between three and ten years following their release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
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20 members and associates of Bronx gang charged with racketeering, robbery, narcotics and firearms offenses

… today in Manhattan federal court and in other court papers: From 2011 through June 2018, in the Southern District of New …
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New England News 2004

July 15, 2021
… Minimum Life in Prison Based on New Charges Arising from his Arrest JUN 7, 2004 P.T. Barnum Drug Dealer …
July 15, 2021
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New England News 2003

July 15, 2021
… Prison on Drug Charges MAR 13, 2003 Nutrition Chain Barred from Selling Ephedrine-Based Chemicals FEB 28, 2003 Boston …
July 15, 2021
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Midland-Odessa Area Barrio Azteca Members And Associates Indicted On Federal Drug And Racketeering Charges

… organization on federal drug charges. The charges stem from a year-and-a-half-long investigation into the …
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Columbus, OH Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… Clinic located at 2912 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio, from 2001 through 2011. During his employment at Columbus …
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Bronx Gang Member Sentenced To 42 Years For Murder, Racketeering, And Drug Trafficking

… office remains committed to eradicating senseless violence from our city streets.” According to the indictment and …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Drug Trafficking Area, comprised of officers and agents from the Milwaukee Police Department, West Allis Police …
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DEA’s Takeback Initiative Collects 25,430 Pounds of Unwanted Medications in the Carolinas and Georgia; 571,000 Pounds Nationwide

… removed 25,430 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug misuse before it …
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Arizona Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in South Carolina

… Eaddy and others talking about sending cocaine and fentanyl from Arizona to South Carolina, concealing them in a box …
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Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to Five Years for Plan to Smuggle Drugs and Contraband into North Carolina Prison

… told law enforcement that he received a recent package from an inmate’s wife, then showed agents where he was …
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Armed Drug Dealer on Federal Supervised Release is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

… recovered $44,661 in cash, methamphetamine, and marijuana from Hodsden’s Gucci bag. Later that day, law enforcement …
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Operation Engage Michigan

March 28, 2025
… The presence of Mexican crystal methamphetamine trafficked from the Southwest Border continues to be prevalent. The …
March 28, 2025
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Twenty-One Suspected El Paso Gang Affiliates Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses

… and FBI are investigating the case with valuable support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
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Utah Sets Record For Fentanyl Pill Seizures

… staggering. My office is committed to stopping this poison from being distributed in our communities by prosecuting …
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Coordinated opioid fentanyl outreach initiative for the greater Spokane and Tri-Cities communities announced

… is sponsoring a socially distanced “Drug Take Back” site from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the drive-through parking …
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15 charged on drugs and guns charges as part of anti-gang sweep in Concord and surrounding areas

… Three additional defendants are due to be transferred from state to federal custody, while two more will stay in …
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 In Central Texas Area Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

… Magistrate Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. This case resulted from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement …
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Seven indicted in drug packaging mill operation: man charged with assaulting officers by throwing toxic fentanyl

… apartment at 304 Willis Avenue, which is across the street from a public elementary school. The defendants are …
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Join the Fight to Save Lives

February 25, 2025
… exhibit, which contains more than 1,000 photos sent to DEA from families of those lost to fentanyl.   After learning …
February 25, 2025
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DEA Phoenix, Phoenix Police Department, and the Arizona Attorney General's Office Disrupt Major Transnational Criminal Organization Operating in the United States and Mexico

… in our community.  During these efforts, investigators from all levels uncovered a transnational criminal …
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EDNC Prosecuted 281 Illegal Firearms Offenders and Forfeited 249 Illegal Firearms in 2023

… that are criminally forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and …
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Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Operation Tackles Violent Crime, Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses, And Gang Activity In Broward County

… are, in large part, the result of initiatives which stem from the Violence Reduction Partnership, launched by the …